Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:27pm On Mar 10, 2022 |
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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 4:19pm On Mar 10, 2022 |
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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 4:06pm On Mar 09, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: Another real life UK story, happened a few days ago ......
A known hypertensive man, was prescribed medications, to lower his BP levels.........
He did his own research about the prescribed drugs, DR Google informed him that possible side effects, could be weakness of his 3rd leg ........
Rather than returning to his GP, voice his concerns/or switching meds or let's assume his 3rd leg got weak.... Be placed on the magic blue pill, he completely refused to take his meds and not medically voice his concerns.......
He was at the restaurant last week enjoying himself last week, he had a cardiac event, rushed to hospital, after a few days, his life support machine was turned off.......
Not only did his 3rd leg eventually die, he also lost all the functions of all his body parts......... All body parts no longer required by him, body parts might be harvested for others to benefit.........
HEALTH IS WEALTH.......
NB : He also did not see the benefits of having a life assurance policy. They have now opened a go fund me page, towards burial expenses etc etc...... ..
Look after yourselves, nobody else will ......... Is it not better to die in active service than to live with a weak and wobbly "leg"? He may be dead but his manhood lives on.  |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 1:16pm On Mar 08, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia Turns To China’s Unionpay System Amid Visa And Mastercard Departures by dustydee(op): 1:47pm On Mar 07, 2022 |
inspirator1: China will benefit most from this war. The benefits will stroll inform of will power, economic boost, military strategy and stron bilateral relationships. Absolutely. The US and EU will just succeed in pushing Russia further towards China and that may lead to more problems for them in the long term. I think they should intead negotiate with Russia and offer them guarantees in exchange for the end of hostilities. |
Foreign Affairs › Russia Turns To China’s Unionpay System Amid Visa And Mastercard Departures by dustydee(op): 11:49am On Mar 07, 2022 |
After receiving multiple sanctions against its financial system following the war against Ukraine, Russia has found an alternative.
Visa and Mastercard joined the growing list of western financial companies that announced plans to withdraw from Russia. Looking for alternatives, the nation’s central bank said it has turned to China’s UnionPay system.
- President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine less than two weeks ago, which still continues until this day with no real endgame in sight for either side. - NATO and the EU decided not to escalate the conflict by getting involved directly through military actions of their own. Instead, they opted for a more 21st-century option – imposing all sorts of sanctions against the country, the oligarchs, people around Putin, and ordinary citizens. Most of those measures targetted the Russian Federation financial system. Among the first ones was removing multiple banks from SWIFT. - During this weekend, it became known that some of the largest western financial companies will also halt servicing Russians, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. - While speculations arise whether locals will turn to cryptocurrencies, given the skyrocketing trading volume since the war started, Russia’s central bank outlined another solution. - The institution said that local lenders will be able to use China’s UnionPay system. Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Shanghai, China, UnionPay (known as CUP or UPI internationally) operates in over 180 countries, according to Russia’s central bank. It’s also worth noting that the organization said UnionPay could work together with Russia’s own payments system – Mir. https://cryptopotato.com/russia-turns-to-chinas-unionpay-system-amid-visa-and-mastercard-departures/
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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 12:19pm On Mar 05, 2022 |
umarwy: Nope
There is tragedy occuring daily in the world, people die in conflict in the tens of thousands daily. And people die in 100k daily ( don't quote my statistics). It us impossible to keep up with caring for everyone.
I have long decided to only care about my personal circle (naija/UK). Anything else is too much stress.
#ageofspin The double standard is very glaring. If it is someone they like, their supporters will shout that it be banned. As long as the rules do not apply to the leaders of the US, UK and NATO, why should it apply to Putin? They banned RT claiming it was spreading disinformation or propaganda even though despite several complaints to OFCOM in the last 4 years, they have not been fined even once. Watch their media and most of what they spew can be interpreted as propaganda too. If Nigeria does it, it's censorship. The day we try as much as possible to be objective and just, they world become a better place. Look at what Canada did with the protesters recently, this was a country that tried to punish Nigeria for the endsars. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:20am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Chreze: Pls my people, if you get any mail from your child’s nursery that someone from his classroom contacted covid. Please withdraw your child for some time. Contrary to NHS guide that the child can still go to school if he/she is not showing any signs or symptoms. As I type this, everyone is my house (self, wife and our 2 n half year old son) has covid.
It all started 3 weekends ago when he was running temperature and we took him to the GP. The Dr examined him and said it was an infection. He then prescribe an antibiotic for 5days. After 4days of taking the antibiotics, we got a call from his nursery that he’s having some signs of reaction on his body. I took him to the pharmacy and he said it was nothing serious but we should stop the antibiotics. He also gave him an oral solution to relief the reaction. Before taking the oral solution we discovered that the reaction had disappeared, but we still gave him for 1 full day. We went back to the doctor and he said we should stop the antibiotics and call the clinic if any new development. All these while, we have been having covid test regularly just to be sure that’s not the situation. Two weeks ago we got a mail that someone from his classroom had tested positive and they attached NHS covid guidance for nursery kids. While we were still going from high temperature to normal temperature and cough, we got another mail from the school a week ago that two other people had tested positive. That was when it got done on me that covid was an option for his situation. All these while we were testing ourself and it came out negative.
To cut the long story short. Yesterday I took him to a testing center and after the test, on our way back home, I started feeling very funny. Got home took paracetamol. Woke up and was not feeling good still, so I took the covid test again early this morning and it turned out positive. My wife did same and also got a positive result. Then we became anxious to know his own test result, though he wasn’t running temperature again, but was still having this little cough and catarrh. Well, hours later after reporting our case to NHS and asking them to follow up with our sons result, we got an sms that he is positive.
To be honest we don’t know where the covid came from as 3 of my wife’s colleagues had to isolate in December and another last month. But we are suspecting the school as the school had to close the room for some time due to growing cases. My advice is not to risk it. If someone test positive in your child’s class, it’s possible to spread from the careers if not from the kids. I don’t know. But that’s our present situation and I am sharing for others to learn from it. Wish you and your family well. Staying away might not solve the problem. It may mean having to keep them away more often than not, while still continuing to pay childcare. You also do not know at what stage you were informed and if you child is already exposed to it. I will advise to just continue and if they ask you to keep your child away, in England, you are entiled to a rebate/refund for those days missed. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 12:04am On Mar 01, 2022 |
TheGuyFromHR: Nobody ever spent time to justify analysing World War 2 from Hitler's perspective, because its beyond the pale. And yes, many publications have spoken about what could possibly be Putin's motive, but it's very clear that[b] he is the aggressor here,[/b] not Ukraine and Ukraine's joining NATO, had that ever happened (very unlikely), would be a defensive, not offensive move. He may be the aggressor but has the west not done worse? Of course we all should speak out against injustice but not be selective. The west has caused a lot of harm too but not held accountable. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 12:01am On Mar 01, 2022 |
justwise: I don't think that is entirely true, the UK took a lot of Syrians and Afghans refuges The have but Priti said they don't need to come here but to remain in the first safe country they arrive at even though some of them were headed here because they have relatives here. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:59pm On Feb 28, 2022 |
BorisJohnson: Don't get it twisted. Black man's perspective is NOT, and will NEVER be Russia's perspective. Putting the two side-by-side does injustice to the Blackman's perspective. I have not been watching the news often lately but I am yet to see the plight of our brothers stuck at the border being highlighted. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:21pm On Feb 28, 2022 |
Are you guys observing the double standard in this Russia v Ukraine saga? Not home office is saying Ukraninans with families here can come but the same home office denied Syrians and Afghans refuge saying they should claim assylum in thier first safe country of arrival. Then FIFA and UEFA has suspended Russia yet when The UK, France and US invaded Iraq, Libya and Syria, they were not suspended. Also the media organisations here are often fond of accusing the Russian media of bias but are yet to analyse the situation from a Russian perspective or from a Black man's perspective. So much hypocrysy. I pray that peace will reign and both parties will resolve their issues. Putin took a wrong step and the west also. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:08pm On Feb 25, 2022 |
Mamatukwas: Meanwhile, something happened yesterday I say I must gist Una.
My husbands colleague was hit from behind at a roundabout. The person poked his head out the window and asked him to please pack well so they could resolve it as they were obstructing traffic.
My guy enters his car and tried to pack well. The person who jammed him IMMEDIATELY zoomed off aka hit and run 
He called police but unfortunately no one got the plates and no camera but they said they will try.
P.S- Both parties are Caucasians.
Ya’ll be wise out there. The streets are rough! It happened to me last month but luckily it just dislodged my bumper a bit and all I had to do was punch it into place. A lady rear ended me at a zebra crossing. It was dark and she did not get out of her car. I stepped out, looked at the cars but could not see anything as her car was still in my rear. She blurted out "sorry" from inside the car and I entered my car to make way for passing cars, towards a shop that was by the side, this woman just sped off and I couldn't read her number plate because it was very muddy. I wanted to follow her but then I had made the turn already and other cars were already passing by. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:01am On Feb 25, 2022 |
dupyshoo: Hehehe!! I know how it works cos husby cannot do without watching almost all football matches and we can't afford to be dashing Sky a lot of money every month. Oya please give us the tips on how to do it. Does it involve using kodi? Should we open another thread for this? By the way, how do I get VPN for my smart TV? #cc: lexusgs430 Lexusgs430: I plead the 5th ......... My central bank of lexusgs430, is ₦ lean .............  Has the unidigi business slowed down?  |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 8:56pm On Feb 23, 2022 |
Temi231: I went to this store and got a shock of my life. Red pepper(Rodo) £16, something that can not fill custard paint. Haa mogbe.... Is that how we used to do �� . Maybe the guy made mistake in our bill sha. Hubby is planning to go there and buy the same quantity to see the price again.
Just to give update. Thank you bimbola4real: Generally, Rodo is quite expensive here, we tend to buy a box of it(rather than just picking up some for weighing which can work out quite expensive). The box( we normally ask for at Kashmir), if I remember well cost about 20quid and defo more than custard paint. You can call Kashmir and ask how much the box of rodo is before buying more at Alfa? See if that works out cheaper. What is custard paint? I know it's sold by weight. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:01pm On Feb 21, 2022 |
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Politics › Re: APC Postpones National Convention Indefinitely by dustydee: 4:12pm On Feb 21, 2022 |
Neminc: The date announced was for zonal congresses, no date was announced for the national convention which was postponed indefinitely Thank you for that. I missed that part. |
Politics › Re: APC Postpones National Convention Indefinitely by dustydee: 3:21pm On Feb 21, 2022*. Modified: 7:14pm On Feb 21, 2022 |
Indefinitely and yet a date was announced. What dies "indefinitely" mean again? Modified: Date announced for zonal congresses (26th March) is actually for the national convention. |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Advice On Taking A Job At The Federal Ministry Of Trade And Logistics by dustydee: 5:06pm On Feb 19, 2022 |
LordIsaac: Imagine you become a director or permsec in that federal ministry in the next 25 years! FG work requires patience and it is more stable, if you asked me. For instance, if in the next 15 years you become bedridden (God forbid), FG will still pay you pension till you leave this world or recover. Compare this with the "self-employed" souls which this same situation may spell total doom for them. That's my simple take going by your 100k per month intake. Are you aware that pension is now contributory, just like in the private sector? In fact, for pension purposes, you are better off in the private sector if your pay is higher as you get a higher percentage contribution to your pension pot. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 8:39am On Feb 18, 2022 |
Chai! I missed o. Wetin happen? Someone please summarise  |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:42pm On Feb 04, 2022 |
SamReinvented: This claim I actually found out recently to be true, from a friend’s experience. While there’s no clear home office rule stating this, there’s a technicality in immigration visas that makes it an issue.
In simple terms…If you apply for a dependent visa less 6 months to the expiration of the main visa, you may not be issued a dependent visa… you may be issued a normal visiting visa. [I’m using “may” here because nothing is absolute, but generally BRPs are never issued for less than 6-months stay in the UK].
So, while the visit visa serves your purpose to be with your spouse for the rest of his/her studies, it’s not a standard dependent visa, and will certainly give problems when you want to use it for PSV application. Make everybody shine their eyes. Your response is addressing a different issue. The question, I believe, was with respect to someone who already has the visa but not in the UK. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 10:31pm On Feb 04, 2022 |
Endlessgrace: You’ll need to have the NIN to apply for passport online. How come you’re waiting to be called for NIN? Over here in North West i just picked an available date on the website, made payment and went in for my son’s registration, NIN was sent to my mail the next day. seen |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:58am On Jan 21, 2022 |
BuildingProject: Which bank please? Cause binance is not accepting Monzo MC. I used my Revolut and transferwise and it worked. I also used my Lloyds too. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 11:39am On Jan 20, 2022 |
LagosismyHome: The price we pay as immigrants .... we just take and manage things other won't. We didn't know it was standard to have white goods in an unfurnished house. When we complained about the fridge and wanted to buy ours, the agency told us to throwaway the other one, that's how antiquated it was. We didn't because we didn't want stories at the end of our tenancy and also didn't want all that work taking it to the tip so we kept it in the shed. |
Car Talk › Re: Car Talk Chat Room by dustydee: 3:46pm On Jan 19, 2022 |
Please how can I verify that the customs clearance for a vehicle is genuine? I have a copy. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 3:35pm On Jan 19, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: You would just be having dreams, about the adventures the previous owner undertook ........ 
With all the splash marks, looking like tea poured on the moukafoam............  Depending on the previous owner, that may not be a bad thing o. Let me check if my "hot" neighbour is selling their mattress, I want to confirm something.  |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 3:34pm On Jan 19, 2022 |
LagosismyHome: Wow ...what a terrible landlord. So the landlord could not provide white goods for rental. Na wah
Never heard a tenant providing fridge, washing machine... I get unfurnished but unfurnished should come with white goods . Not necessarily. We didn't have washing machine in our last house. We had to buy one and a fridge because the fridge there was antiquated. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 5:20pm On Jan 18, 2022 |
lawali: Pls what’s the best (reliable, cheap and fast) way of funding Monzo and Revolut account from money already in Naija bank account?
I want to believe I can get better options than going through black market.
Thanks
Pls someone should help me with possible answer. Thanks Try Kyishi. I haven't used it but you can trade your naira for pounds at an agreed rate and the pounds can be paid to your account. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:20pm On Jan 17, 2022 |
LagosismyHome: Please any recommendations for health insurance We used Axa (Mansard). |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 9:37pm On Jan 16, 2022 |
Thank you. LagosismyHome: Bank means temporary staff ... so not permanent and called when there is available shift or work...... it can be a way to gain experience or use leg enter.
In that job it is listed as in bold stating they only call when needed. So definitely not a permanent staff with guaranteed 37.5 hours
Contract: Bank
Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (As and When Required)Job
You can read more below
https://m.bankpartners.co.uk/news/2016/02/what-is-an-nhs-staff-bank/#:~:text=An%20NHS%20staff%20bank%20is,temporary%20shifts%20at%20trust%20hospitals. |